The case load
Docker Stacks, Proxies, DNS, Storage, Media, and more… built, broken, fixed.
Homelab · Self-hosting · Digital sovereignty
The Homelab Files
A homelab, self-hosting and local AI channel, documented from the inside out — mistakes, frustrations, and experiences included.
The evidence, the misconfiguration, and the fix — no vendor deities, no bought verdicts.
$ systemctl status mystery.service
● active (running) — since 02:14
$ tail -f /var/log/suspect.log
[02:16:41] we were never here 💀
[02:16:43] check /etc/hosts. we left a note.
$ whoami
The docket
Clues that keep turning up
Cloud, on your terms
Where it earns its place, what it really costs, and how to leave.
AI – Home & Hosted
Inference, images, agents, harnesses.
self-hosted first, hosted where it pays.
Privacy that survives
Threat models, digital sovereignty, anonymity.
Know your enemy, tinfoil optional.
Defense in Depth
Segmentation, least privilege, secrets, updates.
Foil your enemy, remove the tinfoil.
Persons of Interest
Slower conversations with people who've earned an opinion, recorded away from the noise.
Open case
Case E001
E001 · Investigating
The scene
A man arrives at his home office, hangs the fedora on a nail, and sits down to work. The monitor is already compromised before he touches the keyboard.
Introduction video to the channel and your host.
You are very welcome to come learn a bit about us.
Tradecraft
Modus faciendi
On the Record
Content that takes a holistic yet opinionated approach.
Instructions are the easy part. The reasoning isn't.
Disclosure
Conversations with industry veterans, levels of leadership, and SMEs.
Thoughts as given; contradictions survive.
The Evidence Locker
A GitHub repository hosting scripts, utilities, whitepapers, and more.
Sponsors are handed the key.
Feedback Loops
A journey that isn't known in advance.
Subscribers help navigate our shared destination.